How to pronounce sybarite
American English pronunciation
SIB-uh-ryte
- IPA
- /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/
- Syllables
- SIB · uh · ryte (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What sybarite means
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure
In a sentence: The sybarite spent every evening at the finest restaurants.
Where it comes from: From Greek Sybarites, a resident of Sybaris, famed for luxury.
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